An Ennis local election candidate insists the decriminalisation of drugs in Ireland would see a massive reduction in problem drug use here.
Labour’s Séamus Ryan is calling for a drugs detox unit to be put in place at Ennis General Hospital, to shift the mindset of drugs from being a criminal issue to a medical one.
A similar system has been in place in Portugal since 2001 and, in that time, the level of substance abuse in the country has dropped significantly.
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Séamus, who is hoping to gain a seat in the Ennis Municipal District on the May 24th polling day, says it’s something to be treated, not punished:
